Michael Altaweel MD in Madison, Wisconsin

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1990
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Altaweel MD is listed as: Ophthalmology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 34
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3173579471
NPI #: 1700853876
NPI Created On: 03/07/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/12/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
License Number:
39782
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Aspirus Arise Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Security Health Plan
• Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish, Russian, Asian Indian Dialects.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injection of drug into eye
2. Injection of drug into eye
3. Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina
4. Removal of membrane from the retina
5. Removal of membrane from the retina, pars plana approach
6. Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions
7. Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures
8. Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure
9. Diagnostic imaging of retina
10. Diagnostic imaging of retina
11. Extended examination of eye with drawing of retina
12. Extended examination of eye with drawing of retina
13. Extended examination of eye with drawing of optic nerve and surrounding area (macula)
14. Extended examination of eye with drawing of optic nerve and surrounding area (macula)
15. Imaging of blood vessels in back of eye using fluorescein dye
16. Photography of the retina
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).